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Talladega: 👀 GUESS THIS AL TOWN: This Alabama town is packed with history, from a historic theater to one of NASCAR’s most famous tracks. Can you guess where it is with these hints? 👇 🎭 The Ritz Theatre dates back to 1936 + is one of the best surviving Art Deco theaters from the 1930s. 🏎️ Talladega Superspeedway is 2.66 miles long + hosted its first major race in 1969. 🏛️ The historic courthouse was built in 1836 + is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in Alabama. ❓ Do you recognize this Alabama town? Let us know your best guesses in the comments! #alabama #alabamathebeautiful #thebamabuzz D

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BuzzPartner 🫶 ALABAMIANS GIVING BACK: We found 4 groups of locals who are giving back through volunteer work across our state. Check it out + see how you can give back on your lunch break, too 👇 🥗 EASING HUNGER 🌱 Nonprofits helped: Jones Valley Teaching Farm, Feeding Alabama Volunteer work: ⭐️ His team boxed 700 meals in 2 hours 👥 Organizes 3-4 volunteer events per year 👧 SUPPORTING YOUTH 🩷 Nonprofits helped: Girls Inc of Huntsville Volunteer work: ⭐️ Volunteers twice per month 💰 Leads financial literacy classes 💪 RAISING FUNDS ✨ Nonprofits helped: Port City Pacers Mobile, L’Arche Mobile + USA Women’s + Children’s Hospital Volunteer work: 🏃 Runs 8 local races each year 👏 Dedicates 100+ hours annually 🤝 HELPING COMMUNITY ❤️ Nonprofits helped: Heart of Alabama (HAFB) Volunteer work: 🥘 Prepared + served lunch for HAFB employees + inmate work crews 🥬 Distributed goods across the 35-county service area 📦 Participated in evaluating, sorting + packing food donations 🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more about how these Alabamians feel supported to give back to their communities—they even get a day off from Regions Bank each year just for volunteering! Tag an organization in your community that could use some volunteer support in the comments #alabama #communitywork #volunteering TD

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✍️ Our top 10 stories: September was filled with great stories around the state, all covered on thebamabuzz.com. Here’s our top 10 you may have missed 👇 🔟 US Steel breaks ground on $475M project in Fairfield 9️⃣ Trash Pandas become 3rd straight Alabama team to win Southern League title 8️⃣ North Alabama hosts game in new football stadium (North Alabama Athletics) 7️⃣ Octavia Spencer wins first Emmy Wikicommons Creative Commons attribution 6️⃣ Hope Hull native Ella Langley continues historic run 📸 (BrDen Wiki Commons) 5️⃣ Actor Dennis Quaid stops by Talladega BBQ restaurant 📸 (Buddies BBQ) 4️⃣ Auburn breaks ground on $332M renovation at Jordan-Hare Stadium 3️⃣ Alabama’s historic late summer heat wave 2️⃣ Alabama singers join Team Riley on The Voice 📸 (Trae Patton / NBC) 🏆 Alabama restaurants named to New York Times restaurant list 2026 📸 (Deanne Allegro) 🔗 Click the link in our bio for the full stories! #alabama #thebamabuzz AK